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7 best real estate schools in Illinois (IL) for 2024

Housing Wire

If you’re looking for the best real estate schools in Illinois to complete the required 75 hours of class time you’ll need to get a broker’s license, we’re here to help. In Illinois, real estate agents are called brokers. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. out of 5.

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Hot home-equity market fueling securitization deals

Housing Wire

New York-based Unlock Technologies , a fintech operating in the shared-equity market, and real estate investment firm Saluda Grade , have closed a $180 million private-label securitization (PLS) backed entirely by Unlock-originated residential home-equity agreements (HEAs).

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Home-equity investment pioneer Unison taps the secondary market

Housing Wire

Unison, launched in 2004, joins another California-based fintech competitor, Point , in pursuing efforts to tap the secondary market to create more liquidity for the financing of shared home-equity contracts. Unison also shares some of the downside if the property loses value over the course of the contract.

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Title insurance industry volume rises 3.6% in Q1

Housing Wire

A strong purchase market and continued home appreciation helped offset ongoing contraction in refinance volume to help drive the 3.6% While the overall expense to purchase a home has increased significantly the past few years, the cost of title insurance coverage has decreased 7% since 2004. million), Florida ($696.6 million). “The

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Fannie and Freddie Release New Hybrid and Desktop Forms for Testing

McKissock

From 2004 to 2013, Dan was a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, serving for five years as vice-chairman and three years as chairman. He has also has served as a contracted expert witness appraisal reviewer for the Pennsylvania Department of State.

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DataDigest: New data shows how brokerages, agents, landlords & homebuilders were reshaped by the pandemic

Housing Wire

Census Bureau shows how the business landscapes changed for homebuilders , lessors, agents , brokerages and other real estate professionals in the first full year after the pandemic began. Lessors The picture was far less rosy for real estate lessors (typically landlords and real estate investment trusts ) in 2021.

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Top Ten Reasons Why It Is Great to be an Appraiser!

Appraisal Today

Chance to really irritate annoying real estate salespeople. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on AMC fees, Real estate forecast, Google Business Profile, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Could a seller credit damage the chance of appraising at the purchase contract?